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When the Kentucky Department of Education released the school report cards for 2015, it showed big gains at both Henry County High and Middle schools.
The school report cards show, among other things, how well schools and districts met required performance goals on educational objectives based on results on standardized testing. The state keeps tabs on how well the schools do meeting the “annual measureable objectives,” which go up every year.

Now that it’s officially fall, thousands of volunteers with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) Adopt-a-Highway program will give the Commonwealth’s roadsides a “Fall Sweep” from Sept. 26 through Oct. 2 to clear litter before it gets buried by leaves.

Conference to focus on meaning of gospel
New Castle Christian Church, in partnership with other local churches, will host the Recover Conference Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There is no charge to attend the conference, and it is open to all.
“Essentially, the idea behind the conference is the church in America has largely lost its understanding of the Bible, and we’re trying to recover an understanding of what the Bible actually teaches,” according to New Castle Christian’s pastor, Trask Murphy, who is an organizer of the conference.

As part of AT&T’s continuing efforts to drive economic development and investment in Kentucky, AT&T and representatives from Kentucky I-71 Connected recently announced the Henry County Commerce Park in Campbellsburg has been designated “AT&T fiber ready,” according to a news release.
The AT&T fiber ready designation helps economic development leaders more effectively position their communities for site selection by emphasizing the availability of high-speed, fiber-based services.

Each time Lois Stickler relocated her sewing career zipped in a different direction. After moving to Henry County in 2014, she’s got her new business in the bag.
Stickler and husband Jeffrey decided to buy a Dutch colonial home north of New Castle after he retired from his job at MetLife in New York City, when the company wanted him to work from a Florida office.
Rather than stay with the company, the Sticklers decided it was time to be closer to their son who lives in Ballardsville and runs his own construction company.

Language inserted into a planning and zoning proposal will allow county residents to temporarily live in a camper or recreational vehicle while they build a new house, based on a discussion at the Sept. 20 Henry County Fiscal Court meeting.
The magistrates split even after adding compromise language to the proposal meant to keep residents from living in substandard housing. This required Judge-Executive John Logan Brent to cast the deciding vote at the fiscal court meeting.

If a motorist passes a Henry County Public Schools bus with the stop arm out, educators will go to the video in order to prosecute the offender.
District leaders have made the investment to install cameras on the exterior of an undisclosed number of school buses in order to keep students safe, explained Kevin Whitt, transportation director.
Placed just under the stop arm, the camera captures images of the make and model of the vehicles, the license plates and the drivers who pass when the flashing red lights are on and the stop sign is out.

Now that it’s officially fall, thousands of volunteers with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) Adopt-a-Highway program will give the Commonwealth’s roadsides a “Fall Sweep” from Sept. 26 through Oct. 2 to clear litter before it gets buried by leaves.